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# UNUM Short: When the World Couldn't Watch a Black Man Win
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/unum/episode/unum-short-when-the-world-couldnt-watch-a-black-man-win-tnhi0v/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:16:20.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T07:59:09.000Z
- Description: Ken Burns explores sports as a mirror of our culture.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Ken Burns UNUM, Season 2022, Episode 4, #ZZZ_Episode_39c0c037-75d7-4845-9c1e-41bef3d16e22, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_7a735c68-f2d1-433e-af04-b6191f0d9ef3, #v1.16

In 1908, police stopped a title fight when storied Black boxer Jack Johnson was about to knock out his white competitor. Ken Burns tells the story in this UNUM Short, which explores sports as a mirror of our culture.